King Street Station

King Street Station Seattle, WA
View from southeast with the city skyline in background prior to renovation
General information
Location	303 South Jackson Street Seattle, Washington United States
Coordinates	47°35′54″N 122°19′47″W / 47.59833°N 122.32972°W / 47.59833; -122.32972
Owned by	City of Seattle
Line(s)	BNSF Seattle Subdivision, Scenic Subdivision
Platforms	4 (3 island, 1 side)
Tracks	7
Train operators	Amtrak, Sound Transit
Bus operators	Amtrak Thruway, Northwestern Trailways, Travel Washington
Connections	Light rail: (transfer at International District/Chinatown) Streetcar: First Hill Streetcar (transfer at 5th & Jackson) Transit bus services: King County Metro, Sound Transit Express, Community Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SEA
History
Opened	May 10, 1906; 118 years ago (1906-05-10)
Rebuilt	2008–2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Passengers
FY 2022	384,726[1] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Tukwila toward Eugene Amtrak Cascades Edmonds toward Vancouver, British Columbia Tacoma Dome toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Terminus Terminus Empire Builder Edmonds toward Chicago Preceding station Sound Transit Following station Terminus N Line Edmonds toward Everett Tukwila toward Lakewood S Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus North Coast Hiawatha Edmonds toward Chicago Expo '74 Edmonds toward Spokane Pioneer Tacoma toward Chicago Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Terminus Coastal Passage Pacific Central (Vancouver) towards Banff or Jasper Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Terminus Main Line Interbay toward St. Paul Vancouver, BC – Seattle Interbay toward Vancouver, BC Kent toward Portland Portland–Seattle Line Terminus Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station Terminus Main Line Kent toward St. Paul Kent toward Portland Portland–Seattle Line Terminus
King Street Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3rd Ave. S. and S. King St. Seattle, Washington
Built	1906
Architect	Reed and Stem
NRHP reference No.	73001877
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973
Location

King Street Station is a train station in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Cascades, Coast Starlight, and Empire Builder, as well as Sounder commuter trains run by Sound Transit. The station also anchors a major transit hub, which includes Link light rail at International District/Chinatown station and Seattle Streetcar service. It is located at the south end of Downtown Seattle in the Pioneer Square neighborhood, near the intersection of South Jackson Street and 4th Avenue South, and has four major entrances. It is the 15th-busiest station on the Amtrak system, serving as the hub for the Pacific Northwest region.

Opened on May 10, 1906, it served as a union station for the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway, both owned by James J. Hill. The station was designed by Reed and Stem and incorporated elements from various architectural styles, including a prominent clocktower inspired by St. Mark's Campanile in Venice. A second city terminal, Union Station, was built one block to the east and opened in 1911. As passenger train service declined in the mid-20th century, King Street Station fell into disrepair and was renovated several times to conceal interior elements in the name of modernization. It was selected as Amtrak's sole Seattle station in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places two years later. Commuter rail service began in 2000 from a new platform and pedestrian bridge at South Weller Street. King Street Station was acquired by Seattle's city government in 2008 and renovated in 2013 at a cost of $55 million, restoring its original fixtures.^[2]

The current station consists of ten tracks and four platforms, including one that is used by Sounder commuter trains and connected via a pedestrian bridge on South Weller Street. The remaining platforms, accessed from the station's waiting room, are used for Amtrak services and special event trains.